Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-05-19
THE CHANGE VERY 1MPER-
CHPTIBLE AT PRESENT.

C6HTI6A6 al EO6o6NA.
So far as one can perceive at this place,
the 18th of May showed no signs OF
change in the management Of the o. X
l. N. Co., from what it has been for
months past. The beats are Offered as
usual and cur worthy agent, Mr..
Peabody, still fills his position as agent
for Lewiston. No manager Of the U. I.
has visited us nor made known to US
any prospective change to take place at
present. The Oregonian says that
President Adams and vice President
Potter of the U. p, are expected at
Portland about the last of the month.
The general expectation is that some
thing tangible will be done
about that time or soon after.
Meantime the U. p, is prosecuting its
surveys with vigor east Of US by two
we'll organized parties under competent
chiefs, which cvinces that the general
policy Of the company, in regard to
building road to supply Lewiston and
its surroundings, is not to be interlered
with by the taking Of the lease OF the
o. r. & N. We may be too hasty in
our desire to see radical change in the
administration of affairs. A great num-
Der express desire to do the shipping Of
the crop of the coming harvest via the
Northern Pacific over the Cascades, by
way OF the switchback, unless more ad.
vantagous rates are offered by the new
combination than have been yet offered
by the o. r.. & N. They want to make
ready to ship their crop as soon as it is
harvested and not be compelled to store
it till late in the fall or till winter, and
then take chances of low water and
freeze up of the river, and be put Oft
till spring and even summer when there
are no ships at the sea-board to take it
away At fair and rcmuncrative rates.
The N. P. Spokane branch is now build
ing towards Genesee and will in all
probability have this branch completed
to Genesee as soon as the harvest is
ready and then the farmer can ship to
the main line Of the N. p, and thence
20 either east to Duluth or west to
Tacoma, at his option, and have his
grain 10 the market before the boats on
Snake river can start it to market
unless they are more successful than they
have been iu former years. The new
combination Of the U. p. and the o. r,
4 n, have no more than time to perfect
their arrangements for competing with
the N. P, for carrying the grain from
this section now fast growing to maturity
The Portland people have just seemed te
wake up to the importance of having
independent railroad connections will
the mines Of Northern Idaho. They
have just found themselves ready tt
admit the wealth OF these mines, bu
not till Montana and the Sound country
had put in strong bids for them, wer'
they ready to bestir themselves to secur,
any interest in them. 1t is to be hope(
that their awakening may be permanent
and it may DO tho means Of greatly
developing the mineral wealth of thu
Occur d'Alenc mountains, and the Bit
ter Root, and the Salmon river mountain
whose richness has for a score of year.
been predicted and partially known
There working and development vii
soon develope also the agricultural rich
ness of the entire section of countr,
Immediately to the ives. of these noun
tains, the capacity and strength Of which
has only been partially tested as yet
IF the U. p, with its new allies, propose
to make all this country, both minera
and agricultural, pour its wealth int
Portland it will have to be up and do
ing. The chances will net long remai'
open. The Northern Pacific; The St
Paul and Manitoba. and even the South
ern Pacific all have longing to tast,
some Of the pic, and the appetite Of eacl
of these companies is becoming whettet
to sharp and keen edge.
Geo. Porter and Murvy Hanthorl
came down on Tuesday last from tn,
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